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I'll just assume I'm the smartest guy in the room and the 80+ riders, families, friends, teams, supporters and fans who got told you can't play Sunday....packed up & went home to watch the "live" stream of a measly 30 guys. If anyone in the media world has contacts with the venue, would love to know if vendor sales/local economy took a hit compared to prior years. My criticisms...not a fan of Puffy Spice or the guy in booth not named Gwin. And....they thought we were idiots again piping in "shreddy" sounds during the quiet bits of the track to...

POV with Lachie Stevens-McNab

Asa is on track! https://youtu.be/reJ6IQffhOw?si=sbpDV3RX8sb569-I

Does anyone else feel like we're on the cusp of everything getting a touch more aero? I assume it's a product of the racing times being so tight. My guess is we'll see frame covers before long if the aero mentality picks up momentum. For me personally, I'd hate to see it go this way. I don't care about how people look but racing results influenced by how well someone can tuck or who slippery their clothes or front triangle are would be lame. Perhaps tracks should get slower with more tech or something. I don't know.

Can Jake and Shaffer go to Rock Shox?? They made the Boxxer look like a 40, why stop there?

Am i missing something on Fantasy? Its still saying no open rounds but feel like qualis is coming in hot.

Also good news: Cedric is doing the French commentary. Those of us watching the English language broadcast won't have to listen to him yell inane stuff like "HE LIKES GOING FAST!!!" Are there racers in World Cup finals that don't like going fast? Inquiring minds want to know.

In racing news that surely belongs next to Dakotah Norton’s result, i just qualified (barely!) for dual slalom intermediate men 40-49

I have good news. Andi Kolbs recovery is looking great. He is already training in Maribor. 💪

We can't speak for Aletha and Taylor (aka The Ostgaards), but we did get an ok from them to post here on this topic. V+R's best understanding is that Aletha chose to leave TFR for different opportunities and TFR chose to end Taylor's contract. Events appeared to have happened in that order. V+R Racing will be the podium hat sponsor for both sisters again in '24. We're super stoked to sign them for another season! They are also riding for GoPro and Smith. They are back on their Treks, but Trek is not currently one of their sponsors. Massive kudos...

The wild thing is pretty much everybody saw this coming when the big Covid bike boom thing happened. It’s easier to look at objectively when you’re not a bike manufacturer making money by selling bikes, but it was easy to predict that the market would basically tank and and nobody would want a new bike in a few years. Most of the companies couldn’t resist cashing in on the huge demand which is now fuckin them pretty hard.

from their site: And honestly, I would have liked a water bottle when in the bike park on more than one occasion.... I don't want it at the expense of performance, but if the room exists wtf not.

Does Ethan even ride anymore I forgot he even existed lol

“ MoscoOne wrote: Katy couldnt fill in her forms properly.“ Making fun of a rider for having dyslexia, particularly when they have very recently addressed publicly that it’s a hard thing for them to be open about due to teasing and bullying, is just truly low behaviour and is not appropriate on this forum or anywhere else. If this is something you would do, or think is acceptable, please fuck off.

Looks kinda like a Shorty